DVD
Easy rider
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen version.
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Uniform Title
Summary
Wyatt and Billy are 'hippie' bikers who sell some dope in Southern California, stash their money away in their gas-tank and set off for a trip across America, on their own personal odyssey looking for a way to lead their lives. On the journey the two encounter bigotry and hatred from small-town communities who despise and fear their non-conformism. But, Wyatt and Billy also discover people attempting 'alternative lifestyles' who are resisting narrow-mindedness. When they arrive at a diner in a small town, they are insulted by the local rednecks. The local sheriff arrests them on some minor pretext and thrown in jail where they meet George Hanson, a liberal alcoholic lawyer. He gets them out and decides to join them on their trip to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1969.
Special features: two audio commentaries, one featuring actor-director-writer Dennie Hopper, the other Hopper, actor-writer Peter Fonda, and production manager Paul Lewis; theatrical trailers; Born to be Wild (1995) and "Easy Rider": shaking the cage (1999), documentaries about the making and history of the film; television excerpts showing Hopper and Fonda at the Cannes Film Festival; video interview with BBS cofounder Steve Blauner.